314 Office of Army ~Accounts New York Feby 22nd 1788

Sir

Your letter favoured at the 10th by Mr Healy came to hand this day - after a most severe and thorough search into the accounts of the time I have arrived at the truth of the claim of Hugh Bradly in consequence of the certificates of Genl Wayne mentioned by you I have admitted the pay of said Bradley to the 1st Jan 1787, only as a private as I do not find after his release any other than one.

In the place of his being mentioned in the 5th ~Regt I find him in the second, inlisted the 1st of May 1787 and have made good his pay in 1st Regt to the (undecipherable) Jany 1782 which you will find by adverting to the certificate issued in his favour no 72.769 for 53 (undecipherable) dollars - Bradley was omitted in 1782 he being left out of the musters, for this pay I have now issued a certificate no 94.896 for 80 dollars from the second Regt. I found he was transferred to the 1st and mustered (undecipherable) the 28th Jany 1783. The several transfers from one Reg to the other has given the poor woman as well as myself much trouble, however the business is now finished and I am well satisfied.

Jno Nicholson Esc

I am J Howell